Improved hedge-trimmer



'A.'H.HUSSE"Y.

Hedge Trimmer. i No. 97,925.- Patented 'Deel/1,1869( N. PEIRS. FHOTO-UTHQGRAFHER. WASHINGTDN D C.

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ASAHEL HUSSEY, OF MOUNT PLEASANT, OHIO.

l l A Letters Patent No. 97,925, dated December 14, 1869.

wwf- IMPROVED HEDGETRIMMER,

'.llhe Schedule referred. tc in these Letters Patent and maln'ng part of the sama.

To all whoml it andy concern.: v

Be it known that I, AsAHnr. H. H UssnY,`of Mount Pleasant, in the county of J eierson, and State of Ohio,

have. invented -nl new ind useful Improved Hedge- Trimincr; and I do hereby dechire that the following is :t full, clear, :nld exact description thereof', reference being; had to the accompanying drawings, in which--A Figure l is a. front elevation, and

Figure 2, :t top View. l

l Like letters designa-te like -parts' in ull the iigures.

The nuture ol'nny invention consists in the con struction of a machine for trimming hedges. It being so arranged that it is readily carried and operated by one person.

To enable those skilled in the art to ineke und use my invention, I willv proceed to describe its construction and operation.

',lhe frunie oi' the machine is composed of two side' pieces, A A', and three' cross-bars, B B B. At one side of this traine is a cutting-apparatus, similar to that used in mi ordinary mowing-n1achine This is hing-ed :it its lower end to the side-piece A', is shown in fignl.4

About midway ofthe finger-bar is ztt-tnched a rod or bur, C, which extends tlnough'an aperture in the sidepieee A'.

1n this rod or bnr are holes, in either one of which the pin a muy be placed, thus enabling the -cutting apparatus to be fixed nt :i-ny desired angle.

Inside of the. lframe is a serpentinc-grooved wheel, Il), which is secured to the shaft l), whose bearings are in the sidcpieces A A. This serpentine-grooved wheel is placed on the shaft nein' the side-piece A.

0n the. outer end of this shaft b is n, crunk, e, by inenn's of which, the shaftb and wheel D is revolved.

To the lower cross-ber of the i'rnrn'e :tn elbow-lever, E, is pivoted, on the upper end of which is :t frictionroller, d, which lits into the groove of the wheel D, and its other end is connected to the cutting-ban' F, by means of eJ rod, e.

Secured vto the side-pieces A A', is n guard, G, which extends around boel; ot' the grooved wheel D.

H is a, strap, which is secured at the sanne parts of these side-pieces, and is intended to pass around the back of the operator, 11e being between it :ind the guard G. This strap is ,made Iadj ustable by ineens of ai buckle or other convenient fastening.

v At the upper endsotthe side-pieees A A isnJ strap, I, by Ineens of which the machine is suspended from theneck and shoulders of the operator.

The machine is operated as follows:

The sha-ft b and grooved wheel D is caused to `re- '11nd elbow-lever, substantially es shown and described.

ASAHEL H. HUSSEY.

Witnesses:

OLIvnR FLAXN nn, O. G. SMITH. 

